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Western rain

A pedestrian jumps over standing water during a rain storm October 13, 2009 in San Francisco, United States. The San Francisco Bay Area is being hit with heavy rains and high winds as the first major storm of the year passes through. The storm is expected to dump over 5 inches of rain today and have winds gusts up to 70 miles per hour in some areas. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)